Salzburg take on the visitors Marseille at “Red Bull Arena” in the second-leg fight of the UEFA Europa League semi-final. The match will be played in Salzburg on Thursday, May 3rd.
Salzburg are simply invincible at the home ground in this season. The team has not fail in face of their supporters within the UEFA Europa league since October 2016, having earned six triumphs and two draws with 16-2 goal difference during that period although many top clubs visited “Red Bull Arena” (Schalke , Real Sociedad, Borussia Dortmund and Lazio just to name few). Moreover, last September Marseille were beaten at this pitch with 1:0 scoreline on the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. There are no injured players , thus, the forthcoming hosts will definitely use the strongest line-up. It goes without saying the concentration on the upcoming battle as well as self-confidence of the Austrians are on the top level enforced by the sensational victory over Lazio in the previous round. Salzburg have very tough squad which managed to pave its way to the semi-finals, having lost only once in 14 games conducted with the single defeat happened on the road. “Die Roten Bullen” managed to score four goals to Lazio and I believe it is quite real to upset Marseille at least twice.
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Speaking about Marseille it should be mentioned that the side looks not such tough on the road as at its own turf. The team is extremely vulnerable at away pitches. In fact, the French have won only one out of eight away tackles conducted within the UEFA Europa League, moreover, they didn’t even manage to score any goal in five of them. For example, having thrashed Braga with 3:0 scoreline in face of their fans, Marseille failed 1:0 in the reverse fixture on the 1/16 stage. Even Konyaspor, Guimaraes, Domzale and Oostende didn’t lose to “Les Phoceens” at their own turfs. Something similar happens in the French Ligue 1 where Marseille succeeded only in two out of eight clashes played on the road against the clubs sitting above the 10th place in the table.
I believe nothing is clear in this pair yet. As soon as the upcoming hosts manage to score a goal the French will suffer great pressure while the Austrians will be on a rise. The Austrians show tremendously strong football in front of their supporters and I believe that they will at least not fail the game, especially bearing in mind that Marseille don’t have to win – a draw or a defeat with minimal margin will be suffice for them to promote to the final.
Prediction for the match: Salzburg to win with 0.0 Asian handicap.
